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US-11689988

Configuration of secondary control channel group

PublishedJune 27, 2023
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Technical Abstract

A wireless device receives configuration parameters of a secondary physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) group. The secondary PUCCH group comprises: a PUCCH secondary cell; and a secondary cell. The wireless device receives, during a first time interval, a command activating the secondary cell. The wireless device starts transmission of channel state information for the secondary cell from a second time interval that is a positive number plus a pre-determined number of time intervals after the first time interval. In response to activation of the PUCCH secondary cell being completed in or after the pre-determined number of time intervals after the first time interval, the positive number is based on when activation of the PUCCH secondary cell is completed.

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2. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the activation of the PUCCH secondary cell is completed in or after the pre-determined number of time intervals after the first time interval.

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4. The wireless device of claim 3, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to start a deactivation timer associated with the secondary cell in the third time interval.

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5. The wireless device of claim 4, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to start a second deactivation timer associated with the second secondary cell in the third time interval.

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6. The wireless device of claim 3, wherein the channel state information for the second secondary cell comprises an out of range channel quality index (CQI) in response to valid channel state information with a CQI different from zero being unavailable.

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7. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to employ a next available uplink resource for reporting the channel state information after the second time interval if there are no uplink resources for reporting the channel state information in the second time interval.

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8. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to start transmission of channel state information of an activated cell in a secondary PUCCH group from the second time interval.

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9. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the channel state information comprises an out of range channel quality index (CQI) in response to valid channel state information with a CQI different from zero being unavailable.

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10. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the command comprises a medium-access-control control element with a bitmap.

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12. The wireless device of claim 11, wherein the activation of the PUCCH secondary cell is completed in or after the pre-determined number of time intervals after the first time interval.

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14. The wireless device of claim 11, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to start a deactivation timer associated with the PUCCH secondary cell in the pre-determined number of time intervals after the first time interval.

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15. The wireless device of claim 14, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to start a second deactivation timer associated with the second secondary cell in the second time interval.

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16. The wireless device of claim 11, wherein the channel state information for the second secondary cell comprises an out of range channel quality index (CQI) in response to valid channel state information with a CQI different from zero being unavailable.

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17. The wireless device of claim 11, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to employ a next available uplink resource for reporting the channel state information after the second time interval if there are no uplink resources for reporting the channel state information in the second time interval.

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18. The wireless device of claim 11, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to start transmission of channel state information of an activated cell in a secondary PUCCH group from the second time interval.

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19. The wireless device of claim 11, wherein the channel state information comprises an out of range channel quality index (CQI) in response to valid channel state information with a CQI different from zero being unavailable.

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20. The wireless device of claim 11, wherein the command comprises a medium-access-control control element with a bitmap.

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Filing Date

October 7, 2021

Publication Date

June 27, 2023

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